- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Not legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- Illegal in some contexts
- Employment Discrimination
- N/A
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✖ Single only
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
Public Opinion
Support for same-sex marriage in Central and Eastern Europe
Question: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
"Should society accept homosexuality?" (2016, Eastern/Central Europe)
Question: "Please tell me whether the FIRST statement or the SECOND statement is most similar to your point of view–even if it does not precisely match your opinion. 1 Homosexuality should be accepted by society OR 2 Homosexuality should not be accepted by society"
Perceived Acceptance of Gay People
Question: "Is the city or area where you live a good place or not a good place for homosexuals?"
By The Numbers
History
Homosexual activity in Moldova is legal.
Since 1995
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Moldova is no censorship.
Right to change legal gender in Moldova is legal, but requires surgery.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moldova is unknown.
LGBT employment discrimination in Moldova is n/a.
LGBT housing discrimination in Moldova is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since Jan 1, 2013
Serving openly in military in Moldova is legal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Moldova is banned (indefinite deferral).
Equal age of consent in Moldova is equal.
Since 2002
LGBT Rights by City
View the LGBT laws in each individual city of Moldova.
- Bălţi
- Chisinau
- Tighina
- Gagauzia, Unitatea teritoriala autonoma (UTAG) (Autonomous Territorial Unit)
- Stînga Nistrului, unitatea teritoriala din (Territorial Unit)